ABI RETAIL LTD

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10772069 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2024
Net worth
£36.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £36,471

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£36k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£15k£22k£29k£36kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£9.7k£602
Current assets£8.5k£18.8k
Net assets£36.5k£32.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-12-08
    📄
    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  4. 2025-10-28
    ➕
    SALIM, Imran appointed
    secretary
  5. 2025-10-28
    ➖
    SALIM, Imran resigned
    director
  6. 2025-10-28
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  7. 2025-10-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-10-28
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2025-10-28
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2025-02-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-02-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2025-01-15
    ➕
    DAOOD, Waqas appointed
    director
  13. 2024-02-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-03-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-03-03
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2022-03-03
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2022-03-03
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  19. 2022-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-06-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-06-04
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  22. 2021-05-21
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  23. 2019-01-19
    ➖
    REHMAN, Abad Ur resigned
    director
  24. 2019-01-19
    ➖
    SALIM, Bilal resigned
    director
  25. 2018-01-14
    ➕
    SALIM, Imran appointed
    director
  26. 2018-01-10
    ➖
    BILAL, Khizra resigned
    director
  27. 2017-09-06
    ➕
    SALIM, Bilal appointed
    director
  28. 2017-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABI RETAIL LTD
  29. 2017-05-16
    ➕
    BILAL, Khizra appointed
    director
  30. 2017-05-16
    ➕
    REHMAN, Abad Ur appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Waqas Daood
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 01/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares19/02/2025
Mr Imran Salim
Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares16/05/2017
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Bilal Salimceased 19/01/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Abad Ur Rehmanceased 19/01/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Ms Khizra Bilalceased 06/09/2017· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

260 Brantingham Road
Chorlton Cum Hardy
Manchester
M21 0QZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SALIM, Imran→
secretary · appointed 2025-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAOOD, Waqas→
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-01-15
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Active
BILAL, Khizra→
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-05-16 · resigned 2018-01-10
Resigned
REHMAN, Abad Ur→
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-05-16 · resigned 2019-01-19
Resigned
SALIM, Bilal→
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-09-06 · resigned 2019-01-19
Resigned
SALIM, Imran→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-01-14 · resigned 2025-10-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-05-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-12-08
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15